About the photographer, Harald HAUSWALD (b. 1954 in Radebeul, GER)

Harald HAUSWALD is one of the most important photographers in the GDR and a founding member of the OSTKREUZ agency. He was the first East German photographer to publish photo reports in West German magazines under a pseudonym. With his unique work he is one of the most respected German photographers.

Photo books by Harald HAUSWALD

'Berlin-Ost: Die andere Seite einer Stadt' (1987, 1989, 1990); 'Ost-Berlin: Leben vor dem Mauerfall' (2005, 2014); 'Ultras Kutten Hooligans: Fußballfans in Ost-Berlin' (with Frank Willmann, 2008); 'Auferstanden aus Ruinen' (2009); 'Ferner Osten: Die letzten Jahre der DDR. Fotografien 1986–1990' (2013, 2019); 'Vor Zeiten: Alltag im Osten. Fotografien 1976–1990' (2013); 'Goodbye Ostberlin. Fotografien 1986–1990' (2016); 'Ost-Berlin. Die verschwundene Stadt' (Anniversary ed. 2017); 'Voll der Osten' (2018); 'Ost-Berlin' (2019); 'Voll das Leben' (2020)


The compendium 'KONTINENT', published on the occasion of same named exhibition in Berlin, contains color and b/w photographs of the participating Ostkreuz photographers. It addresses the most important issues currently preoccupying the European population
39,90 € *
The photographs in 'Voll das Leben' by Harald HAUSWALD stand in contrast to the decay & insanity surrounding them. Pictures of the monotony, but also of the slowness of life in the GDR, testimonies of an isolated, enclosed world shortly before its demise.
45,00 €
'Das Jahr 1990 freilegen' (Uncovering the Year 1990) deals with various aspects of the year 1990 and its topicality. It combines visual documents & voices with essayistic reflections & stories that look back on the year from the perspective of the present
36,00 € *